A nation's greatest resource is its people. At Made-in-China.com, we treasure the relationships we've built; they're what we stand on. We hope you enjoy this offering of the faces, hands and stories that are creating China today. Hand ...
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Nearly fifteen years of sourcing in China opens up new worlds of business, experience and friendship for Julie Wing. I first went to China in 1999 to visit a jewellery factory. At the time, I had neither experience in jewellery nor ...
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China, with its incredible economic significance, has become a key player in the global economy. Amidst the current global economic stagnation, it's attracting millions of professionals in pursuit of realizing their "Chinese Dream". Unlike ...
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China was not like I expected; it was a place rich in culture, beautiful scenes and a heritage that went back thousands of years. The factories we visited were well-established, most were first, second or third-generation businesses. ...
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Because you need a leading edge in China's rapidly changing market, Made-in-China.com's experts and specialists offer the most accurate information, now. Hailing from many nations and walks of life, our contributors weigh-in on what it ...
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Canton Fair has reached new attendance peak in 2012 No doubt, the Canton Fair with its ever expanding exhibition buildings and numbers of visitors is an impressive event. Yet the ever growing exhibition space and amount of suppliers makes a ...
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Trading company Trading companies are middlemen between you and factories. Good trading companies can add a lot of value. A good trading company often knows the right supplier for your product, manages the supplier, does quality control ...
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About Buyer Service Team Established in 2004, Made-in-China.com's Buyer Service Team has dedicated itself to offering professional support and assistance to global buyers for almost ten years. The team aims at providing one-stop services ...
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A few ways to connect with suppliers • Ask for referrals. Hands down, the best way to fi nd suppliers is to receive referrals from people you trust. • Check trade magazines for your industry. • Attend trade shows ...
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Most companies that do not have extensive experience negotiating in China tend to follow the same negotiation strategy as they would in their home country, mistakenly believing that applying a few Chinese customs to their set negotiation ...
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Handling original equipment manufacturing (OEM) contracts in China can be a bit of a minefield, especially for the new-to-China business. Stories of molds and design IP being ripped off and then sold by your own supplier are legendary. Here ...
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The Chinese government openly pursues the strategic aim of building up self-innovation capabilities and to become an innovative country by 2020. The "Outline of the National Intellectual Property Strategy" issued by the State Council in ...
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A common assessment of China's labor force is that its strength lies in highly repetitive manufacturing processes that require large amounts of manual human labor. As for more service-oriented knowledge tasks, the reigning perception is ...
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The flip side to China's large population is its vast labor supply. China's emergence as the manufacturing hub of the world over the past three decades has created significant downward pressure on pricing of many of the world's goods. ...
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China is no longer simply "an emerging power". It is true that China's GDP per capita remains very low (US $5,414) relative to developed countries, and well over 700 million of its estimated 1.3 billion people still live in poor rural ...
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